He's ahead of Gonzales' pace in just about every regard other than TDs. Though he probably won't sustain that as long as Tony did.

I think, if he plays until he's 34-35, he's got a good shot. Not a first-ballot guy, but he'd probably eventually get in. A lot depends on how his play stands up as he gets into his 30s.

I agree with you 110% the guy has been great imo and will rank in the top 3-5 with TE's thats played the game.He is one of the best that I have watched and he plays his butt off every game that I have watched him play. If he can stay heathy which is hard to do for a TE then I see his numbers at the end of his career being well worth deserving to go into the HOF.

Witten could retire at the end of this season, and he would still have a rock solid case for the Hall of Fame, but few of us would be surprised if it were to take 20 years for the selection committee to figure that out.

when the team has little in the way of a viable goal line running game - witten will be forced to stay in pass protection rather than getting out as a redzone target. that's just the hand he was dealt this season.

I'm not trying to minimize Witten's accomplishments, but when your most productive receiver by far is the TE then that's a problem; because it means you have no true WRs nearly as consistent and reliable as the TE in this passing league.

I'm not trying to minimize Witten's accomplishments, but when your most productive receiver by far is the TE then that's a problem; because it means you have no true WRs nearly as consistent and reliable as the TE in this passing league.

I'm not trying to minimize Witten's accomplishments, but when your most productive receiver by far is the TE then that's a problem; because it means you have no true WRs nearly as consistent and reliable as the TE in this passing league.

Dez Bryant is ranked 7th in the NFL in receptions with 65. Miles Austin is ranked 24th with 49. Looks like their receivers are getting open. Tony Gonzales leads the Falcons in receptions with 64 ranking him 8th in the league. Roddy White is ranked 11th with 62 catches. Julio Jones is ranked 32nd with 47 receptions.

Witten has the most receptions but is last in the NFL in Yards per Catch and has caught zero TDs from Romo this year.

hmmmm

That's because our running game is so poor, that Witten has essentially become our running game! Plus, he's the only one that Romo trusts to run a hot route. And since Romo is constantly being pressured, Witten is having to ALWAYS run hot routes instead of deeper routes.